---
title: "Covid-19 Support Grant - Restart - Boness & Area Community Bus Association"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02fe9c"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2022-10-14"
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# Covid-19 Support Grant - Restart - Boness & Area Community Bus Association

Buyer: TRANSPORT SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02fe9c

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## Summary

The procurement process for the Covid-19 Support Grant - Restart by the Boness & Area Community Bus Association was managed by Transport Scotland. The procurement, classified under public road transport services, aimed to provide local bus services in Scotland. The contracting process, initiated as a tender, led to an active contract award with a value of £63,050.35. The contract period started on July 17, 2020, and ends on March 31, 2022. The buying organisation, Transport Scotland, based in Glasgow, United Kingdom, oversaw the procurement stage from planning to award.

This contract presents opportunities for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in the transportation sector interested in providing public-service buses. The procurement method used was an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition due to extreme urgency brought about by unforeseeable events related to COVID-19. Businesses within the services industry, particularly those focused on public transport services, may find this tender suited to their expertise. The contract signing on July 17, 2020, indicates a completed procurement process that resulted in an active status for the awarded contract.

## Notice

Contract for the delivery of local bus services in Scotland

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Contract award notification modified to reflect the total award of Covid Support Grant funding

### Procurement Information

In view of the emergency situation arising from COVID 19, contracts are awarded without a competition under Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 in order to allow bus services to meet demand while physical distancing requirements (and therefore carrying capacity constraints) remain in place.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029045-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Jul 2020 |
| Contract period | 16 Jul 2020 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £63,050 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TRANSPORT SCOTLAND |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G4 0HF |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BONESS-AND-AREA-COMMUNITY-BUS-ASSOCIATION-SCIO |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 34121100 - Public-service buses
- 60112000 - Public road transport services

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2022 at 13:42 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029045-2022
- 8 Dec 2021 at 12:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030501-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.transport.gov.scot
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000676369
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00099

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